HackingFinancial ServicesFinanceCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)HighContained

Financial Asset Management Systems

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Severity

High

Discovered

Aug 31, 2023

Filed

Sep 29, 2023

To disclose

29 days

Affected · nationwide

10,05552 in this filing

Linked

11 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Financial Asset Management Systems →

Financial Asset Management Systems (FAMS) reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on March 31, 2023, discovered on August 31, 2023. The incident compromised names and Social Security Numbers of 10,055 individuals, including 52 Maine residents. FAMS notified consumers in writing on September 29, 2023, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection via TransUnion.

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Leak gap clock⏱ Leak >90d29 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 153 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Mar 31, 2023

Begins

Aug 31, 2023

Discovered

Sep 29, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

This filing is one of 11 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by lockbit_3 about this victim predates this filing by 125 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitelockbit_3bd_07b4ce6a5eefb9642023-05-26 · +126dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_1464bacc7c9f8c7d2023-09-29Candidate
Indiana State AGbd_2fda00a41105f7422023-09-29Verified
Vermont State AGbd_359d4446a03ee5e92023-09-29Verified
Montana State AGbd_5ac1e084b2eac5732023-09-29Verified

Show 5 more filings ↓up to 271d gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_6f740f48d6e205312023-09-29Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_7e40019cbcfdd8a02023-10-02 · +3dVerified
Vermont State AGbd_458d0120807b821e2023-10-31 · +32dVerified
HHS OCRbd_4c6b923b0ea736472023-11-04 · +36dVerified by operator
Illinois State AGbd_7804d30a6f4962512023-01-01 · +271dVerified by operator

Name: Financial Asset Management Systems
norm: financial asset management
Domain: fams.net

Name: Financial Asset Management Systems
norm: financial asset management
Domain: fams.net
Industry: Financial Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 31, 2023
Breach occurred: Mar 31, 2023
Undetected for: 153 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 29, 2023
Affected individuals: 10,055state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed data breach notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected consumers
Offered 12 months of identity theft protection services and credit monitoring through TransUnion
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >90dME AG ≤30d · 29d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Aug 31, 2023
→ Filed with AG: Sep 29, 2023
29d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Aug 31, 2023 → Filed with AG: Sep 29, 2023	29d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 10 filings · 9 states

View merged incident ↗

Illinois State AGJan 1 · first

California State AG+271d

Indiana State AG+271d

Vermont State AG+271d

Montana State AG+271d

Massachusetts State AG+271d

Maine State AG+271d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+274d

Vermont State AG+303d

HHS OCR+307d

Pattern: first filing Jan 1 (IL), last Nov 4 (GA) — a 307-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/176fb75b-23f8-4a8d-a8db-85b6c8695872.shtml
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 29, 2023
Raw hash: 2827f3c247d9d2ea876e92037f80f54560715089cd5e036a626ea369bc05223f

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (9) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityFinancial Asset Management Systems

Victim entityFinancial Asset Management Systems

Incidentdiscovered Aug 31, 2023

Stated responseSent written notification to affected consumers

ComplianceLeak >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov